Archive: Feb 2004
Point-Counterpoint: Students' Association funds debate
* Don't deny students their rightsThere have been countless nights that, when sitting around with a group of my friends, we have talked about what's wrong with this school. Almost always, somewhere in the pile of our complaints is an idea that could actually be beneficial for everyone on this campus. And I'll be honest, […]
Unleash the information
There is something wrong with the very concept of intellectual property. To believe in the idea of intellectual property is to mistake the nature of information. Information, unlike physical material, has the ability to be reproduced ad infinitum at no cost. The only costs incurred by sharing so-called intellectual property is a loss of projected […]
Speakers valued
Through the coordinated efforts of various student groups and academic departments, UR will soon be graced with an impressive array of speakers, including a number of presidential contenders. The Black Students' Union, the Department of Political Science, the College Diversity Round Table, the Office of Minority Student Affairs and the Frederick Douglass Institute have all […]
Council succeeds
It is always difficult for freshmen to arrive at a school, away from home and all the comforts and friends they had before. A lot of time and effort is spent on making freshmen comfortable when they come to UR, and rightly so. Without feeling welcome, freshmen cannot achieve their potential.For this year's class, a […]
Possibility of losing the Sanskrit Program
In recent months, students have learned that the Sanskrit program offered by the Department of Religion and Classics may become a victim of yet another assault on our educational possibilities by being put on the chopping block. Of course, the fact that almost 600 students signed petitions to support the reappointment of our very popular […]
Shirts heal many wounded hearts
Valentine's Day first started in Rome in the third century A.D. Feb. 14th was a holiday to honor Juno, the Queen of the Roman gods and goddesses. She was also known as being the goddess of women and marriages.The true origins of the name "Valentine's Day" are debatable. There are several Saint Valentine's that the […]
Pussycat' is college students' 'meow'
For Valentine's Day, the Dryden Theater at the George Eastman House is showing Russ Meyer's violent fantasy, "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Starting at 8 p.m., "Pussycat" is a rare classic that is hard to find and even harder to find on the big-screen. The opening shots of this movie tell you that you're in for […]
Gender rights need protection
Gender expression is an issue that is often neglected when proponents of anti-discrimination legislation target the government's statutes. While the effort to amend statutes to include protections based on race, sex and orientation has been met with great success, very few governmental entities include protections for citizens based on gender expression. To understand what gender […]
Book costs rising
The rising prices of textbooks on college campuses has stirred up frustration among many university students and faculty across the country. Many complain that college textbooks are unfairly overpriced, forcing them to pay excessively high amounts for their classes. In response to these complaints, the California Student Public Interest Research Group released a report in […]
Snow day – not until UR freezes over
Having just finished digging my car, self and room out of the small Himalaya that's been progressively dropped on us as of late - a feat of snow-removal aided rather significantly by the same freezing rain that caused my car, self and room to slide and crash into any noun we happened to pass - […]